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ArticleNature communications2019

Conformations and cryo-force spectroscopy of spray-deposited single-strand DNA on gold.

Rémy Pawlak, J G Vilhena, Antoine Hinaut, Tobias Meier, Thilo Glatzel, Alexis Baratoff, Enrico Gnecco, Rubén Pérez, Ernst Meyer

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Article in Nature communications, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
4.3field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 47 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Rémy PawlakDepartment of Physics, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, 4056, Basel, Switzerland. remy.pawlak@unibas.ch.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8295-7241
J G VilhenaDepartment of Physics, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, 4056, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8338-9119
Antoine HinautDepartment of Physics, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, 4056, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2608-2564
Tobias MeierDepartment of Physics, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, 4056, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0606-5131
Thilo GlatzelDepartment of Physics, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, 4056, Basel, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3533-4217
Alexis BaratoffDepartment of Physics, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, 4056, Basel, Switzerland.
Enrico GneccoOtto Schott Institute of Materials Research, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, D-07742, Jena, Germany.
Rubén PérezDepartamento de Física Teórica de la Materia Condensada, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, E-28049, Madrid, Spain. ruben.perez@uam.es.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5896-541X
Ernst MeyerDepartment of Physics, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 82, 4056, Basel, Switzerland. ernst.meyer@unibas.ch.
University of Basel · CHSchott (Germany) · DEUniversidad Autónoma de Madrid · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cryo-electron microscopy can determine the structure of biological matter in vitrified liquids. However, structure alone is insufficient to understand the function of native and engineered biomolecules. So far, their mechanical properties have mainly been probed at room temperature using tens of pico-newton forces with a resolution limited by thermal fluctuations. Here we combine force spectroscopy and computer simulations in cryogenic conditions to quantify adhesion and intra-molecular properties of spray-deposited single-strand DNA oligomers on Au(111). Sub-nanometer resolution images reveal folding conformations confirmed by simulations. Lifting shows a decay of the measured stiffness with sharp dips every 0.2-0.3 nm associated with the sequential peeling and detachment of single nucleotides. A stiffness of 30-35 N m

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Cryoelectron MicroscopyDNA, Single-StrandedGoldMicroscopy, Atomic ForceMolecular ConformationDNA, Single-StrandedGold

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